Namibia’s vice president was among the first voters in elections Wednesday that could see her become the desert nation’s first woman leader, even as her ruling SWAPO party faces a strong challenge to its 34-year grip on power.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, a 72-year-old veteran of the South West Africa People’s Organisation, cast her ballot in the capital …
The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging countries and regions. Here we turn the spotlight on five of those:- Sudan -War has raged in Sudan since April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The conflict has left tens of …
Five forgotten conflicts of 2024Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:09:03 GMT Read More »
Namibians vote Wednesday in pivotal presidential and legislative elections that could upset the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation’s 34-year grip on power. SWAPO’s candidate, current vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, could become the country’s first female president if elected.But the 72-year-old may be forced into a second-round run-off if she fails to garner at least half …
As Namibia votes, its ruling party faces toughest race yetWed, 27 Nov 2024 03:23:18 GMT Read More »
The mix of people milling around Windhoek’s Zoo Park reflect the hopes and disappointments of Namibians who head to the polls Wednesday in a test for the party that brought independence 34 years ago but has left many feeling let down.Employees on their lunch break and young homeless people share spots on the grass of …
Namibians heads to the polls wanting changeTue, 26 Nov 2024 15:55:25 GMT Read More »
Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria’s bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill his tank with compressed natural gas.He is among the few Nigerians who were early adopters of the alternative fuel, which can still be hard to come by.Nevertheless, Omotosho believes the financial and environmental benefits outweigh the inconvenience of …
Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world’s first treaty to curb plastic pollution, a gargantuan challenge given the major divisions that remain.Here is a look at the key sticking points:Consensus or majorityDivisions between nations are so deep that they have not yet agreed on how any decision will be …
Plastic pollution talks: the key sticking pointsTue, 26 Nov 2024 05:57:41 GMT Read More »
Conflicts, violence and disasters across Africa have dramatically driven up the number of displaced people on the continent over the past 15 years, international monitors said Tuesday.By the end of last year, Africa counted 35 million people living displaced within their own countries, according to a report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).That is nearly …
Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah led the way with a brace in a dramatic victory at Southampton as six Africans scored in the Premier League at the weekend.Ghanaians Thomas Partey and Jordan Ayew, Senegalese Ismaila Sarr and Nicolas Jackson and Nigerian Alex Iwobi also netted. Salah inspired a 3-2 comeback victory to raise his league tally …
African players in Europe: Salah brace rescues LiverpoolMon, 25 Nov 2024 12:25:27 GMT Read More »
Southern Africa’s sparsely populated desert nation of Namibia holds presidential and legislative elections Wednesday. Here are five things to know about the uranium-rich country:- First 20th-century genocide -Around 20 years after Germany colonised the territory, its forces carried out what many historians consider the first genocide of the 20th century.German imperial troops killed around 70,000 men, …
Five things to know about NamibiaMon, 25 Nov 2024 07:18:34 GMT Read More »
On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted tourists stop to photograph the troop crossing the road. Locals are less impressed: it’s a daily scene in the charming village nestled between the Atlantic Ocean …
As baboons become bolder, Cape Town battles for solutionsMon, 25 Nov 2024 07:07:19 GMT Read More »
